Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
839 AM MST SUN DEC 8 2013

NMZ507-518-519-081730-
ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-SANTA FE METRO AREA-WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
839 AM MST SUN DEC 8 2013

...FAST MOVING SNOW BAND IMPACTING ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METRO
AREAS THROUGH MID MORNING...

A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT HAS SWEPT THROUGH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
ACCOMPANIED BY A QUICK BAND OF MODERATE SNOW. WHILE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
GENERALLY EXPECTED TO STAY AT AN INCH OR BELOW...SOME ABRUPT CHANGES
TO VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE MID
MORNING. THIS INCLUDES THE ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE METROPOLITAN
AREAS WITH THE SURROUNDING TRAVEL CORRIDORS OF INTERSTATES 25 AND
INTERSTATE 40. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY ENCOUNTER VISIBILITY AS LOW AS
ONE HALF OF A MILE IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF HEAVIER SNOW WITH FRESH
PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE COVERING ROADWAYS.

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING DUE TO
THESE WINTRY CONDITIONS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
SNOW SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY BEFORE 1030 AM...AND DRIVING CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE INTO THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

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